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This story has been updated.A former fire chief in Northern Westchester is facing charges accusing him of lewd behavior with a minor and disseminating indecent material, according to the New York State Police.John M. Novohradsky, 53, of Queensbury, who volunteers with the Queensbury Central Fire Co., was arrested Thursday by state police on numerous charges following an investigation, ...

A quick response and plenty of help enabled firefighters to save a popular Northern Westchester deli and pizzeria from a fast-moving fire, according to the Croton Falls Fire Chief Dan Dreyer.The department received a call for the fire at Kingsley's Deli & Pizzeria in North Salem around 10:49 p.m. Sunday, from a resident of one of the upstairs apartments who saw smoke coming from the ...

A Westchester man was nabbed with a 10-inch knife by New Canaan police after being stopped for speeding.Jeffrey Mackey, 32, of White Plains, was pulled over around 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 for driving 45 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone on Old Stamford Road, police said.When officers approached the vehicle, one noticed a 10-inch long knife in a black sheath on the floor of front ...

For those looking to break into the movie business, now's your chance to work for free on a short horror film filming in the Hudson Valley next month. Kaleidoscope Productions is working on a "no budget" short film in Newburgh on Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25 to be entered into film festivals. The film is about a sheriff in small town in upstate New York who uncovers a ...

A man wanted in connection with a drug-related homicide was nabbed by New York State Troopers from Troop K on the Taconic Parkway, according to New York City police.The unidentified man was stopped around 8:30 a.m. Monday traveling southbound on the Taconic in the East Fishkill area, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to the NYPD, the man who was driving a stolen Mercedes SUV is wanted ...

Police detectives, with assistance from the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, arrested a 59-year-old man for stealing more than $50,000 from his employer, the Dynarex Corporation.Richard F. Farrah of Bethel, Connecticut was arrested Jan. 25 on charges that as an international sales associate he falsified sales order in order to have the money come to him, instead of Dynarex, ...

A Hudson Valley woman involved in a clothing theft scheme in Fairfield County turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, according to Westport Police.In October, a woman stole more than $300 in clothing from a downtown merchant. A second woman later entered the store and returned the stolen items and received a gift card for the items’ value. The woman returning the ...

An 83-year-old Suffern pharmacist who admitted to making millions in a prescription-selling scheme was sentenced to time served and ordered to turn over the $9 million he made peddling the pills across the country.Maurice Malin, who served one day in prison, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release, during his sentencing Monday in Manhattan Federal Court.Malin admitted to ...

A 51-year-old Hudson Valley man ordered to attend a victim impact panel for a previous DWI was denied entry and arrested for driving with a blood alcohol content at three times the legal limit.David M. Kilmer of Fishkill was arrested around 7 p.m. Thursday driving a 2013 Chevy pickup after being stopped on Millholland Drive by Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies, said Capt. John ...

Cha-ching! One lucky Hudson Valley resident has some extra cash after picking all five numbers in the Saturday, Jan. 28 Take 5 Lottery game. The ticket, which pays out $33,637.50, was purchased at the at The Family Quick Stop, 8 West Main St., in Pawling, lottery officials said.The winning numbers included: 05-07-09-22-25. Another lucky winner from Saratoga Springs also picked the ...